HESI A2 Practice test questions and answers 100% correct
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1. Which of the following is NOT a function of b) to perform gas exchange
the digestive tract?
a) to use enzymes to break down food Gas exchange is a function of
b) to perform gas exchange the respiratory system
c)to remove waste from the body
d) to use peristalsis to move food along
2. The body, at all times, attempts to maintain home- a) a process that
maintains the
ostasis. The best definition of homeostasis is: c)anterior
a) a process that maintains the stability d) posterior
of the human body's internal
environment in response to changes in
internal and external conditions
b) a function via which the body breaks down
glu- cose to use as energy
c) a process that maintains the immune
system's defenses
d) a process in which the body resists
change to genetic structure
3. The endocrine system of the body is
responsible for:
a) defense through the use of antibodies
b) communication through the use of
hormones
c)metabolism through the use of enzymes
d) blood flow through the use of the heart
muscle
4. Anatomical position shows the body in a(n)
position.
a) lateral
b) superior
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, HESI A2 Practice test questions and answers 100% correct
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stability of the human body's in- ternal environment in response to
changes in internal and exter- nal conditions
b) communication through the use of hormones
c) anterior
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2025 updated
5. Vitamin K is created in the: c) intestinal tract
a) liver
b) lungs
c)intestinal tract
d) pancreas
6. The largest organ in the body is the .
a) skin
a) skin
b) GI tract
c)femur
d) stomach
7. A medical scientists wants to study the
parenchy- ma of the kidney. This scientist d) histologist
would correctly be known, most
Histology is the study of tissues.
specifically, as a:
a) biologist
b) doctor
c)anatomist
d) histologist
8. What is Erythropoiesis? a) red blood cell formation
a) red blood cell formation
b) white blood cell formation Blood cell formation is called He-
c)the destruction of red blood cells mopoiesis.
d) the destruction of white blood cells Erythro- red blood cells
9. In which part of the body is keratin NOT d) teeth
found?
a) hair Keratin is a family of fibrous
b) skin structural proteins. Keratin is
c)nails the key structural component
d) teeth of hair, nails, and the outer
layer of hu- man skin
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2025 updated
1. Which of the following is NOT a function of b) to perform gas exchange
the digestive tract?
a) to use enzymes to break down food Gas exchange is a function of
b) to perform gas exchange the respiratory system
c)to remove waste from the body
d) to use peristalsis to move food along
2. The body, at all times, attempts to maintain home- a) a process that
maintains the
ostasis. The best definition of homeostasis is: c)anterior
a) a process that maintains the stability d) posterior
of the human body's internal
environment in response to changes in
internal and external conditions
b) a function via which the body breaks down
glu- cose to use as energy
c) a process that maintains the immune
system's defenses
d) a process in which the body resists
change to genetic structure
3. The endocrine system of the body is
responsible for:
a) defense through the use of antibodies
b) communication through the use of
hormones
c)metabolism through the use of enzymes
d) blood flow through the use of the heart
muscle
4. Anatomical position shows the body in a(n)
position.
a) lateral
b) superior
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, HESI A2 Practice test questions and answers 100% correct
2025 updated
stability of the human body's in- ternal environment in response to
changes in internal and exter- nal conditions
b) communication through the use of hormones
c) anterior
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2025 updated
5. Vitamin K is created in the: c) intestinal tract
a) liver
b) lungs
c)intestinal tract
d) pancreas
6. The largest organ in the body is the .
a) skin
a) skin
b) GI tract
c)femur
d) stomach
7. A medical scientists wants to study the
parenchy- ma of the kidney. This scientist d) histologist
would correctly be known, most
Histology is the study of tissues.
specifically, as a:
a) biologist
b) doctor
c)anatomist
d) histologist
8. What is Erythropoiesis? a) red blood cell formation
a) red blood cell formation
b) white blood cell formation Blood cell formation is called He-
c)the destruction of red blood cells mopoiesis.
d) the destruction of white blood cells Erythro- red blood cells
9. In which part of the body is keratin NOT d) teeth
found?
a) hair Keratin is a family of fibrous
b) skin structural proteins. Keratin is
c)nails the key structural component
d) teeth of hair, nails, and the outer
layer of hu- man skin
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